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Meeks, Stephanie.
Subjects
Historic preservation.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
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Meeks, Stephanie.
Historic preservation.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
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The
past
and
future
city
:
how
historic
preservation
is
reviving
America
's
communities
/ Stephanie Meeks ; with Kevin C. Murphy
by
Meeks, Stephanie.
Island Press, [2016]
Call #:
711.4 M494p
Subjects
Historic
preservation
.
Historic
buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City
planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
ISBN:
9781610917094 (pbk.)
Description:
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-320) and index
Contents:
Introduction: The Powers of Place -- Downtown Is For People: Competing Visions of the Ideal American
City
-- Older, Smaller, Better:
How
Older Buildings Enhance Urban Vitality -- Making It Work for Your
City
: Unleashing the Power and Potential of
Historic
Fabric -- Buildings Reborn: Keeping
Historic
Properties in Active Use -- Our Diverse History: Towards More Inclusive History and
Communities
-- Mitigating the Great Inversion: The Problems of Affordability and Displacement -- The Greenest Buildings:
Preservation
, Climate Change, and the Environment -- Conclusion: The
Future
of the
Past
: Livable Cities and the
Future
of
Preservation
Summary:
"In The
Past
and
Future
City
, Stephanie Meeks, the president of the National Trust for
Historic
Preservation
, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring
historic
fabric can help a
city
create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. She explains the critical importance of
preservation
for all our
communities
, the ways the
historic
preservation
field has evolved to embrace the challenges of the twenty-first century, and the innovative work being done in the
preservation
space now"--provided by publisher
Other authors:
Murphy, Kevin C., 1974-
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Adult Nonfiction
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